Pipes (1983)(Creative Software) Developed by Creative Software Released 1983 Also For DOS, VIC-20 Published by Creative Software Educational Math / Logic Perspective Top-down Genre Educational, Puzzle Visual 2D scrolling Description Pipes is an educational game for children. Your mission is to figure out the shortest, most economical way to get the neighborhood hooked up to the water supply system. Decide what kind of pipe to buy and where to put it. Remember that your budget is limited so you...
Also For Atari ST Developed by Coktel Vision Published by Coktel Vision Released 1992 Pacing Meditative / Zen Educational Math / Logic, Reading / Writing, Typing Narrative Comedy Genre Action, Educational, Puzzle, Racing / Driving Interface Point and Select Gameplay Mini-Games Description Who's this little fellow on our screen? He's A.J., that's who. And he's about to invite you to his own "World of Discovery". A.J.'s World of Discovery is an educational game where kids can play...
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Platforms Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, PC Booter Developed by DesignWare, Inc. Published by DesignWare, Inc. Released 1983 Genre Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Word Construction Educational Reading / Writing Description 20 themed words are arranged in criss-cross formation over the faces of a three-dimensional cube. You have to guess and uncover them. A mascot- The Wuzzle- apprises you of your progress. When uncovering the words, you will get: a blank square- no points and the turn is...
Platform DOS Released 1997 Gameplay Word Construction Perspective Top-down Educational Reading / Writing Genre Educational, Puzzle Interface Point and Select Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Denomino is a single player, shareware, word building game for DOS. In this game the player uses domino-like tiles to build words. Each tile contains two pairs of letters. The player makes words by positioning their tile next to an existing tile so that one or more four letter words are made. The game...
Also For Apple II, TRS-80 CoCo Developed by Learning Co., The Published by Learning Co., The Released 1985 Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Perspective Top-down Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description Robot Odyssey is a logic adventure game. You have been taken into Robotropolis, an underground city of robots. To escape, you must program your robot helpers Sparky, Checkers, and Scanner to solve the puzzles and escape. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
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Platforms Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS Developed by Learning Co., The Published by Learning Co., The Released 1982 Genre Educational, Puzzle Perspective Top-down Educational Math / Logic Description Gertrude's Puzzles , like its companion game Gertrude's Secrets , is an educational title featuring Gertrude the Goose, although it's intended for a (very slightly) older audience. Here, too, the player roams around an interconnected series of chambers, and (with Gertrude's aid) solves puzzles which...
Platforms Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum Published by Scetlander Ltd. Released 1990 Genre Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Word Construction Perspective Text-based / Spreadsheet Educational Reading / Writing Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Henrietta's Book Of Spells is one of a series of educational titles from Scetlander . This game focuses on English and was originally created for Archimedes A3000 before being ported to the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 and DOS ....
Also For Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 Developed by Tom Snyder Productions, Inc. Published by Scholastic, Inc. Released 1985 Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Educational Geography Description Agent USA is a geography enhancement game that centers around a character that travels by train to different U.S. cities. The object of the game is to find the "FuzzBomb" which turns ordinary people into "FuzzBodies". You plant crystals which...
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Platforms DOS, NES Published by GameTek, Inc. Released 1989 Gameplay Board Game, Cards / Tiles, Mental training, Tile Matching Puzzle Perspective Top-down Educational Math / Logic Misc Licensed Genre Educational, Puzzle Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Fisher-Price: I Can Remember is a card-based game of memory transposed onto the NES. The object is to flip over pairs of cards and find pairs that match. If an unmatched pair is flipped then they get flipped back and the player must...
Also For Apple II, Macintosh Developed by MECC Published by MECC Released 1990 Genre Educational, Puzzle Perspective Top-down Educational Math / Logic Description Learn basic math skills with Number Munchers. Keep your Muncher away from the Troggles by munching on multiples, factors, prime numbers, equalities, and inequalities. If you can stay away from the Troggles and earn enough points, you'll be part of the Muncher Hall of Fame. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
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Also For Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x Developed by Learning Co., The Published by Learning Co., The Released 1993 Genre Action, Educational, Puzzle Perspective Side view Educational Math / Logic, Science Description Morty Maxwell, the Master of Mischief, has moved into the Shady Glen Technology Center and taken over as the head scientist! Your job is to accept Morty's challenge and prove that you are a better scientist than he is. Morty has locked the doors in the warehouse with science...
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Also For Commodore 64, VIC-20 Developed by Creative Software, Inc. Published by Creative Software, Inc. Released Dec, 1984 Genre Educational, Puzzle Perspective Top-down Educational Math / Logic Visual 2D scrolling Description Pipes is an educational game for children. Your mission is to figure out the shortest, most economical way to get the neighborhood hooked up to the water supply system. Decide what kind of pipe to buy and where to put it. Remember that your budget is limited so you don't...
Dr. Seuss - Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler (1984)(CBS Software)(US)[a][k-file] Developed by Coleco Industries, Inc. Released 1984 Also For ColecoVision Published by CBS Software Educational Math / Logic Genre Educational, Puzzle Misc Licensed Description On the screen are three images of Dr. Seuss characters (such as the Cat in the Hat, the Grinch and more...) standing upright next to each other. At the touch of a button all their parts (head, body, feet) are scrambled up and it's up to the player...
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Also For Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX Developed by Computer Learning Connection, Inc. Published by Spinnaker Software Corporation Released 1982 Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Perspective Side view, Top-down Educational Reading / Writing Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Narrative Detective / Mystery, Spy / Espionage Description The 2nd and final in the series of detective/problem solving games for kids. Armed with your Snoop-mobile, the snoopNET computer, a wrist-radio, flashlight...
Digi Duck (1992)(L.K. Avalon)(PL)[k-file] Platform Atari 8-bit Released 1992 Published by L.K. Avalon Educational Math / Logic Perspective Top-down Genre Action, Educational, Puzzle Description Digi Duck is a puzzle adventure game with elements of education. The game is to complement with numbers equation displayed at the bottom of the screen. The numbers are earned traversing the maze. The task interfere with monsters, lasers, and dripping pipes. Some places can be reached only after detonated...
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Also For Amiga, Macintosh, PC-98 Developed by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Released 1991 Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Perspective 1st-person Description Castle of Dr. Brain is the first in a two-part series of educational puzzle-games from Sierra. This brain-blasting game is set, how surprisingly, in Dr. Brain's castle, where the player will have to beat Dr. Brain's traps and puzzles in order to fulfill the assignment given. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
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Also For Macintosh Developed by MECC Published by MECC Released 1992 Gameplay Cards / Tiles Perspective Bird's-eye view, Side view Educational Math / Logic Narrative Horror Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Seeing the carnival in the distance, you were interested and decided to stop near Troggle Shoot. The owner of it, Dr. Quandary, proposed you to shoot at selected targets and to win a one of three dolls. In any case, either you won or did not, Dr....
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MS-DOS: Rocky's Boots by (1985) Also For Apple II, Commodore 64 Developed by Learning Co., The Published by IBM Released 1984 Genre Educational, Puzzle Pacing Real-Time Perspective Top-down Educational Math / Logic Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Rocky's Boots is a simple educational puzzle game where you can learn about logic circuits. You control a nondescript square, moving it about several rooms. Each room contains basic electronic parts like AND, OR and NOT gates, flip-flops, delays...
Xanagrams (1984)(Postern Amsoft)[cr Caloundra Cracking] Also For BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Electron, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500, ZX Spectrum Released 1984 Published by Amsoft Developed by Dean Software Pacing Turn-based Genre Educational, Puzzle Educational Reading / Writing Gameplay Board Game Perspective Top-down Description Xanagams is a single player educational word game that is something like a cross between cross-words and scrabble. The game consists of a series of interlinked words in a...
Also For Apple II, TRS-80 Developed by Automated Simulations, Inc. Published by Automated Simulations, Inc. Released 1982 Genre Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Word Construction Perspective Text-based / Spreadsheet Interface Text Parser Educational Reading / Writing Description Jabbertalky contains several educational puzzle games where you need to figure out sentences created by the computer. The game can be played by one or more players, and there are eight levels of difficulty available in each...
Developed by Godly Games Platform DOS Published by Godly Games Released 1994 Pacing Turn-based Perspective Top-down Educational Religion Genre Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Board Game, Cards / Tiles, Mental training, Tile Matching Puzzle Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Moses Matchup is a Concentration game that teaches the players about Moses and the Bible. The game is part of a series of games focused on teaching about the Bible. The game is a standard Concentration game, where 1-3...
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Platform DOS Published by Genus Microprogramming, Inc., Omega Software, Inc. Released 1990 Genre Educational, Puzzle Educational Math / Logic Misc Licensed Description Yogi Bear's Math Adventures allow children to learn math using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. Grade levels can be selected from 1st through 6th grade. The games are timed as you work through math problems by selecting the correct answer using Yogi Bear. You select the answer by moving Yogi to the correct...
Developed by Artech Digital Entertainments, Inc. Platform DOS Published by Binary Zoo Software, Inc. Released Feb 16, 1993 Gameplay Cards / Tiles, Mental training, Tile Matching Puzzle Perspective Side view, Top-down Educational Geography, History, Math / Logic, Science Misc Licensed Genre Educational, Puzzle Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Mystery at the Museums is the second in the Adventures with Edison series. The game is sponsored by Smithsonian Institution and allows the player to...
Also For Amiga Developed by Designer Software Published by Walt Disney Computer Software, Inc. Released 1990 Pacing Turn-based Perspective Top-down Educational Math / Logic, Pre-school / Toddler Misc Licensed Genre Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Board Game, Cards / Tiles, Mental training, Tile Matching Puzzle Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Mickey's Memory Challenge is a puzzle / educational game. It stars Mickey Mouse and several other Disney characters make guest appearances. The game...
Developed by Sculptured Software, Inc. Released 1991 Platform DOS Published by Walt Disney Computer Software, Inc. Educational Pre-school / Toddler Genre Educational, Puzzle Description In Mickey's Colors & Shapes he will take the role of a magician performing a magic show. The game helps young children to start visually identifying shapes and color matching, while Mickey talks and provides supportive feedback for the puzzles presented as magic. Minnie Mouse is his assistant between acts....
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MS-DOS: Super Solvers Teasure MathStorm by (1992) Also For Macintosh, Windows 3.x Developed by Learning Company, The Published by Learning Company, The Released 1992 Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Perspective Side view Educational Math / Logic Description Treasure MathStorm! is an educational game designed for kids ages 6 to 8. The Master of Mischief has invented a machine that changes the weather and froze Treasure Mountain! Your goal is to restore the mountain by locating different...
CD-ROM release of the 1991 educational puzzle game. Developed by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Released 1991 Also For Amiga, Macintosh, PC-98 Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Perspective 1st-person Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Description Castle of Dr. Brain is the first in a two-part series of educational puzzle-games from Sierra. This brain-blasting game is set, how surprisingly, in Dr. Brain's castle, where the player will have to beat Dr. Brain's traps and puzzles in order to fulfill the...
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Official Site Giant Killer Also For Acorn 32-bit, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, BBC Micro, Electron, ZX Spectrum Published by Topologika Software Ltd. Released 1987 Pacing Turn-based Perspective Text-based / Spreadsheet Educational Math / Logic Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Setting Fantasy Interface Text Parser Gameplay Interactive Fiction / Text Adventure Description This edutainment title takes on the familiar interactive fiction/adventure format, with a text parser-driven interface...
Also For Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 Developed by Westwood Associates Published by Walt Disney Computer Software, Inc. Released 1991 Genre Educational, Puzzle Educational Pre-school / Toddler Vehicular Train Description In Goofy's Railway Express , Goofy and Mickey are railroad conductors helping children with colors and shapes. This is done by a series of screens for young children to start visually identifying shapes and color matching while the train crosses colorful landscapes. When the...
Platform DOS Released Jan 17, 1997 Pacing Turn-based Perspective Top-down Educational Math / Logic, Pre-school / Toddler, Reading / Writing Genre Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Board Game, Cards / Tiles, Mental training, Tile Matching Puzzle Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Teaching Tiles is a shareware, educational, tile matching game for DOS. The game is plated on a grid and the object is to reveal all the tiles. The player clicks on a cell and the tile is turned over revealing a colour,...
Agent USA (1984)(Scholastic Wizware)(US)[k-file] Developed by Tom Snyder Productions, Inc. Released 1984 Also For Apple II, Commodore 64, PC Booter Published by Scholastic, Inc. Educational Geography Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description Agent USA is a geography enhancement game that centers around a character that travels by train to different U.S. cities. The object of the game is to find the "FuzzBomb" which turns ordinary people into...
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Digi Duck (1992)(L.K. Avalon)(PL)[h Mr. Bacardi] Platform Atari 8-bit Released 1992 Published by L.K. Avalon Educational Math / Logic Perspective Top-down Genre Action, Educational, Puzzle Description Digi Duck is a puzzle adventure game with elements of education. The game is to complement with numbers equation displayed at the bottom of the screen. The numbers are earned traversing the maze. The task interfere with monsters, lasers, and dripping pipes. Some places can be reached only after...
Snooper Troops The Disappearing Dolphin (1983)(Spinnaker Software) Developed by Computer Learning Connection, Inc. Released 1983 Also For Apple II, Atari 8-bit, DOS, MSX Published by Spinnaker Software Corporation Educational Reading / Writing Perspective Side view, Top-down Narrative Detective / Mystery, Spy / Espionage Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description The 2nd and final in the series of detective/problem solving games for kids. Armed with your...
Platform DOS Published by IBM Released Sep 27, 1984 Genre Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Mental training Educational Math / Logic Description Matrix Madness exercises and evaluates the player's pattern recognition skills by posing a series of 3x3 grid puzzles, filled with abstract graphical shapes except for a single empty space. The player must grasp the logic behind the arrangement and select the right shape to fill in the blank; scoring depends on reaction time and on the number of guesses...
Developed by Learning Co., The Platform DOS Published by Learning Co., The Released 1990 Genre Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Platform Perspective Side view Educational History Setting Asia, China (Ancient/Imperial), Classical antiquity, Egypt (Ancient), Middle East Description As a Super Solver, your job is to recover the hidden treasures of the ancient world in 4 caverns (Greece & Rome, Egypt, India & China and Near East) to reach the fifth and final cavern where the ultimate challenge...
Word Attack 3 Also For Macintosh Developed by Davidson & Associates, Inc. Published by Davidson & Associates, Inc. Released 1995 Genre Action, Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Mental training Educational Reading / Writing Description Vocabulary game with 5 subgames of four difficulty levels, ranging from age 10 to adult. Different games like platformers, crosswords, word searches, scrambles, and sentence completion help the player learn words, suffixes, and prefixes. Pronunciation plays...
Bumble Games Developed by Learning Co., The Platform DOS Published by IBM Released Aug, 1983 Genre Educational, Puzzle Educational Math / Logic Description Bumble Games is an educational game designed to teach graphing skills to children age 4-10. The creature Bumble will guide you through six different games that are available: Find Your Number : Bumble will think of a secret number between 1 and 5. You need to guess it! After each incorrect guess, a clue will appear on the screen indicating...
Developed by Godly Games Platform DOS Published by Godly Games Released 1994 Pacing Turn-based Perspective Top-down Educational Religion Genre Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Board Game, Cards / Tiles, Mental training, Tile Matching Puzzle Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Part of a 4 part series, Jesus Matchup is a Concentration game focused on teaching about Jesus and the Bible. The game is played just like a regular Concentration game, where you must match up pairs of cards that are face...
Platform DOS Released 2004 Pacing Turn-based Perspective Text-based / Spreadsheet Educational Reading / Writing Genre Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Game Show / Trivia / Quiz, Word Construction Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Letter Targets is a freeware ASCII-style game with gameplay similar to Hangman and Wheel of Fortune . Every puzzle number has the same mechanic: you can either choose a puzzle by typing the number or you can just select play and you will get a random puzzle. The...
Platforms DOS, Macintosh, Windows 3.x Developed by Soleil Software Published by Soleil Software Released 1993 Genre Educational, Puzzle Perspective 1st-person, 3rd-person (Other) Educational Ecology / Nature, Pre-school / Toddler Description A pack of activities for kids ages 3 to 7 placed in the African Serengeti (well, sort of). The game comes with 5 different simple puzzle games that exercise shape/pattern recognition skills, plus an "Explore Story" where you lead Maya, the young...
Developed by Conrad Button's Software Platform DOS Published by Conrad Button's Software Released 1989 Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Interactive Fiction / Text Adventure Interface Text Parser Educational Geography Description The Asian Challenge is an educational game which aims to improve the understanding of the Asian culture and geography. It was developed to be used during geography class. The player takes the role of a special investigator of the Senate Foreign Aid...
Agent USA (1984)(Scholastic Wizware)(US)[cr Iron Hacker][k-file] Developed by Tom Snyder Productions, Inc. Released 1984 Also For Apple II, Commodore 64, PC Booter Published by Scholastic, Inc. Educational Geography Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description Agent USA is a geography enhancement game that centers around a character that travels by train to different U.S. cities. The object of the game is to find the "FuzzBomb" which turns ordinary...
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Agent USA (1984)(Scholastic Wizware)(US)[a2] Developed by Tom Snyder Productions, Inc. Released 1984 Also For Apple II, Commodore 64, PC Booter Published by Scholastic, Inc. Educational Geography Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description Agent USA is a geography enhancement game that centers around a character that travels by train to different U.S. cities. The object of the game is to find the "FuzzBomb" which turns ordinary people into...
Agent USA (1984)(Scholastic) Developed by Tom Snyder Productions, Inc. Released 1985 Also For Apple II, Atari 8-bit, PC Booter Published by Scholastic, Inc. Educational Geography Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description Agent USA is a geography enhancement game that centers around a character that travels by train to different U.S. cities. The object of the game is to find the "FuzzBomb" which turns ordinary people into "FuzzBodies". You...
Snooper Troops The Granite Point Ghost (1983)(Spinnaker Software) Developed by Computer Learning Connection, Inc. Released 1983 Also For Apple II, Atari 8-bit, DOS, MSX Published by Spinnaker Software Corporation Educational Reading / Writing Perspective Side view, Top-down Narrative Detective / Mystery, Spy / Espionage Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description The first in a series of 'edutainment' titles long before the portmanteau term was popularized by...
Xanagrams (1983)(Postern) Developed by Dean Software Released 1983 Also For Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Electron, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500 Published by Postern Ltd. Educational Reading / Writing Perspective Top-down Pacing Turn-based Genre Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Board Game Description Xanagams is a single player educational word game that is something like a cross between cross-words and scrabble. The game consists of a series of interlinked words in a crossword style grid. The...
Match Wits (1983)(CBS Software)(US) Released 1984 Also For Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS Published by CBS Software Perspective Top-down Pacing Turn-based Genre Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Cards / Tiles Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Match Wits is a memory/concentration game mixed with elements from quiz and word guessing games. The game is for two players who take turns turning over squares to reveal the hidden words. The aim is to pick pairs of matching words which are then removed from...
Digi Duck (1992)(L.K. Avalon)(PL)[h Mr. Bacardi][k-file] Platform Atari 8-bit Released 1992 Published by L.K. Avalon Educational Math / Logic Perspective Top-down Genre Action, Educational, Puzzle Description Digi Duck is a puzzle adventure game with elements of education. The game is to complement with numbers equation displayed at the bottom of the screen. The numbers are earned traversing the maze. The task interfere with monsters, lasers, and dripping pipes. Some places can be reached only...
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Digi Duck (1992)(L.K. Avalon)(PL)[h KGBboys][k-file] Platform Atari 8-bit Released 1992 Published by L.K. Avalon Educational Math / Logic Perspective Top-down Genre Action, Educational, Puzzle Description Digi Duck is a puzzle adventure game with elements of education. The game is to complement with numbers equation displayed at the bottom of the screen. The numbers are earned traversing the maze. The task interfere with monsters, lasers, and dripping pipes. Some places can be reached only...
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Agent USA (1984)(Scholastic Wizware)(US) Developed by Tom Snyder Productions, Inc. Released 1984 Also For Apple II, Commodore 64, PC Booter Published by Scholastic, Inc. Educational Geography Genre Adventure, Educational, Puzzle Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description Agent USA is a geography enhancement game that centers around a character that travels by train to different U.S. cities. The object of the game is to find the "FuzzBomb" which turns ordinary people into...
